Why are lenders concerned about environmental risk? The ever growing number of environmental laws has affected the way that lenders perceive environmental risk and has...
Lenders' risk exposure Lenders are increasingly concerned with environmental risk in their day to day secured lending businesses. All major UK banks now have to make, to...
In response to the Paris Agreement, governments and intra-governmental organisations launched a number of measures to promote sustainable finance. To date, these have...
BREXIT: As of 31 January 2020, the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but has entered an implementation period during which it continues to be treated by the EU as a...
What are green loans? This Practice Note considers the green loan market, focusing on the Green Loan Principles (GLP), published by the Loan Market Association (LMA) and...
Land contamination liabilities The main types of liabilities associated with land contamination and water pollution are summarised in Table A. Table A—Summary of main...
Companies operating in the UK may be required to report on environmental matters in accordance with: • the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) • accounting standards, and •...
Practitioners should be aware of the extent that social, environmental and ethical considerations must be taken into account in investment decisions. Pension scheme...
Introduction This Practice Note will look at the issues to take into consideration when financing renewable energy projects in the UK, particularly those that receive...
Following the first Green Loan Principles and in light of the increasing popularity and borrower diversity in the green loan market, the first ever Sustainability-Linked...
2020 News DateNews story 6 March 2020FCA proposes new climate-related disclosure rules for premium listed issuers—LNB News 06/03/2020 42 6 March 2020Green finance could...
BREXIT: As of 31 January 2020, the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but has entered an implementation period during which it continues to be treated by the EU as a...
BREXIT: As of 31 January 2020, the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but has entered an implementation period during which it continues to be treated by the EU as a...
BREXIT: As of 31 January 2020, the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but has entered an implementation period during which it continues to be treated by the EU as a...
The Equator Principles (EPs) are a risk management framework for determining, assessing and managing environmental and social risk in project financings. Introduced by...
Key drivers for voluntary environmental reporting A company may choose to report on environmental matters: • to gain a better understanding of its exposure to...
Brexit impact As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...